At least five political parties are sitting in meetings this evening to decide the fate of the incumbent minority city council following the child welfare scandal in Bergen municipality. There has been a storm around the city council in Bergen after a seven-year-old boy was found tied to a bed with extensive injuries in an apartment in the center of Bergen in August. In a report from the State Administrator, it emerged that the boy’s father had asked the child welfare services for help one month earlier. On Monday evening, the director of child protection in the municipality resigned after the criticism. Two parties have already submitted their own no-confidence motions, tonight the Conservative Party, KrF, Frp, Center Party and Redt will also consider the matter. Can topple the city council Following the reports, the People’s Party and three independent, former FNB members have promoted a vote of no confidence against city council leader Roger Valhammer (Ap). – He has been responsible for the city council and there has been a great deal of turnover in the social affairs council position. Such a large turnover is not good for the continuity of the management of child protection, said group leader for the People’s Party, Cesilie Tveit, to news on Thursday. This view was also presented by BT in a leadership position on Thursday: “The control of child protection has been irresponsible. The city’s political leadership no longer deserves the people’s trust”. Distrust of the social welfare council SV, with its six representatives, presented on Tuesday a motion of no confidence against the social welfare council Katrine Nødtvedt (MDG). Group leader Mikkel Grüner has not yet answered news’s question about whether they are also considering no confidence in city councilor Valhammer. In an SMS he writes: “We have said where we stand. Other parties can make their assessment.” There must be a majority in the city council, i.e. more than 34 votes, for a motion of no confidence to be effective. With its eight representatives, the People’s Party is the second largest opposition party behind the Conservative Party with 14. CAN BE VOTED OUT: Social Council Katrine Nødtvedt (MDG) has lost confidence in the SV in the city council in Bergen. On Wednesday, the rest of the opposition will consider a vote of no confidence. Photo: news Hordaland / news Hordaland Has set up a crisis team Social Council Nødvedt (MDG) has set up a crisis team and presented a new package of measures for child protection. Among other things, better pay and more permanent positions. The handling of reports of concern must also be improved, according to the city council. – What we want is for us to overcome the high turnover, we know we have a high rate of sickness absence and recruitment challenges and we are now addressing this with a number of measures. – Have you considered resigning as a city councillor? – As long as I have the role I have, I have the ultimate responsibility for child protection in Bergen. And my full focus in the future is on following up the measures that are necessary, Nødtvedt replies.
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Tonight, the parties will meet to assess the lack of confidence – news Vestland
